![]() ![]() The dodge in particular is delightfully snappy, giving you a responsive way to evade the well-telegraphed attacks of enemies as you cut through rooms full of cultists and monsters alike. It’s not overly complex, with little more than a single attack button, a special “curse” power, and a dodge-roll at your disposal, but each of those elements are honed to an effective edge. That’s not to say the combat isn’t fun in its own right, though. That’s good company to be in regardless, and I enjoyed that my decisions out on the hunt were often influenced by the needs of my cultists diligently working back home rather than it always being the other way around. It’s safe to say that for all the DNA Cult of the Lamb shares with a game like Dead Cells, it’s just as closely related to a management game like Oxygen Not Included. Those short outings aren’t necessarily a bad thing, but they did mean I spent most of the 13 hours it took me to reach the credits building out my base and completing little quests for NPCs rather than swinging a weapon. ![]() You even pick between one of four disconnected areas to fight through at the start of every run, with a boss waiting to be beaten at the end of each one in order to complete the story, which means Cult of the Lamb lacks that familiar roguelike tension of seeing how deep into the gauntlet you can manage to make it every time. Each crusade is randomized and repeatable in the same way, but they are also far shorter – most take around just 10 minutes total. To register interest or find out more information, head to the official website.While Cult of the Lamb is a roguelite dungeon crawler that randomizes level layouts and the items you come across each run as you become progressively more powerful between them, comparing it directly to similar games like Hades or Rogue Legacy would be a bit misleading. By fostering connections between developers and key stakeholders from the realms of funding, publishing, and storefronts, this groundbreaking initiative empowers developers to establish and sustain robust game development enterprises, significantly enhancing their prospects for success.”Įxpressions of interest are now open for developers from all across Australia who would like to be involved in Play Now Melbourne. “Play Now Melbourne will set a new precedent for a thriving game development ecosystem, propelling Melbourne International Games Week onto the global stage. Julian Wilton, Creative Director of Massive Monster who made Cult of the Lamb had the following to say about Play Now Melbourne: With incredible success stories such as last year’s Cult of the Lamb, there’s a heap of talent available in Melbourne alone. ![]() Providing additional support to the local video game development scene makes a lot of sense. In attendance will be Kepler Interactive ( Tchia, Scorn), Landfall Games ( TABS, Clustertruck) and Meta ( Meta Quest) with more publishers to be announced in the coming months. The event will take place at the State Library of Victoria with some publishers already signed on for this year’s event. This year is set to be the debut of Play Now Melbourne, slotting nicely into Melbourne International Games Week on Thursday, October 5.Īs per a press release, “ Play Now Melbourne enhances Victoria’s reputation as an indie games powerhouse… Placing Victoria on the international games trade events calendar, alongside the likes of GamesCom and GDC, Play Now Melbourne will be the leading market platform to do business with Australia’s electric digital games sector during Melbourne of International Games Week.” Meant for industry members, Play Now Melbourne is an opportunity for game developers to make connections and pitch their games to video game publishers, opening up new possibilities for locally made titles. VicScreen has this morning announced a new event in the Melbournian video game calendar called ‘Play Now Melbourne’. ![]()
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